Malware City/News

Oct
23

Botnet click fraud at record high

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
Malware-infected computers are increasingly being used to perpetrate click fraud, according to a study released Thursday that found their contribution was the highest since researchers began compiling statistics on the crime.

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Malware City/News

May
5

Researchers hijack botnet, score 56,000 passwords in an hour

Filed Under: TECHNOLOGIES
The Torpig botnet was hijacked by the good guys for ten days earlier this year before its controllers issued an update and took the botnet back.

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Malware City/News

Apr
23

Researchers Find Massive Botnet On Nearly 2 Million Infected Consumer

Filed Under: SECURITY ALERTS
More than 70 government-owned domains hit, and nearly half of the overall infections are in the U.S.

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Malware City/News

Oct
22

Antenna helps researchers log keystrokes

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Computer keystrokes can be snooped from afar by detecting the slight electromagnetic radiation emitted when a key is pressed, according to new research previewed on Monday.

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Malware City/News

Jul
16

Researchers Trace Structure of Cybercrime Gangs

Filed Under: MISCELLANEOUS
The chain of command of a cybercrime gang is not unlike the Mafia, an evolution that shows how online crime is becoming a broad, well-organized endeavor.

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Malware City/News

Jul
9

London Oyster card maker sues security researchers

Filed Under: VULNERABILITIES
Access passes and public transport system cards such as London's Oyster Card and the Netherlands' OV-chipkaart commonly use the Mifare Classic RFID chips, created by the Dutch chip maker NXP.

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